The couples all had nothing but great thoughts for Joey and Kym and their elimination in their interviews with On The Red Carpet. They also recap what’s ahead for their “iconic” dances which will be a new twist on a past dance that had 3 10’s or something sentimental. No free styles allowed. The celeb will also get to be the “Creative Director” in picking the song, dance, costumes, etc. They also talk of dealing with the forthcoming “double elimination”. Lots more in the videos below. NOTE how Kirstie and Mark reveal the most about their dances coming up….

First up, Drew and Anna are so relieved to know they will be back. It was sad to see Joey and Kym go. It was a bittersweet night. Anna is not looking forward to a double elimination next week and calls it “The Hunger Games”. So true. George also asks them on their Iconic dance. Drew and Anna stress how they want it be about “them”….and for it to be “a production, a spectacle and a concert” for all of their dances from here on out.

Helio says it was hard being in the bottom two and seeing Joey go. It was a shame and George and Helio stress how people need to “vote”. They hope to come back stronger next week. They have the Quickstep. Helio says he’s going to be a “Creative Director”.

Karina and Apolo talk of the insane season and how they are freaking out about a double elimination next week, but, they hope to give it their all and “crush” it. They chose a dance that has a lot of “emotion” versus a lot of “energy”. It’s also full of ‘passion’, it’s ‘seductive’, it’s ‘mysterious’, and it’s ‘sensual”. (Could this be an Argentine Tango? Whatever it is, bring it on. I can’t wait.)

Sabrina and Louis say they will lose a lot of “energy” with the loss of Joey and Kym. Louis explains the Iconic Dance. They can’t wait to dance again and are so happy they danced well this week.

Shawn and Derek talk on their new dance for next week again. Derek stresses how much he “loves loves” the song (which we heard last night? Did I hear that right?). They also reveal the quickstep they have was performed by a fellow ‘male’ cast member. Derek says it will be another “exhausting” dance. They are “going to push boundaries”. They will ‘go all out’.

Mark explains why he thinks Bristol is getting the votes. Bristol says she’s thankful to be coming back. George points out how she smiles when two people go home. She explains how she has to keep things in perspective. They picked an iconic dance that Derek and Joanna danced and the dance got Bristol her highest scores the first time she danced (please no, not Derek and Joanna’s Paso? MORE on this in another video comimg up below).

Gilles said we will all be crazy if we don’t tune into the show next week to see Peta dance and the costume he’s designing for her. “When a man loves a woman” he says while hugging her.

Emmitt and Cheryl explain the “red light” emotions while the elimination took place. They are going to dance a Paso Doble from the past. They want to come out and shine.

Kirstie learned to “live in the moment” from last night. You have to have the best time and do your best. She’s going to try and not be nervous anymore and she just wants to have a great time. Maks says he is enjoying every moment with Kirstie and he loves her. They are doing Carson and Anna’s “Move Like Jagger” performance (omg, I am going to love this!).

Sorry, no interviews with Tony & Melissa or Val & Kelly.

Stay tuned, Pure Dancettes. More coming up!

ADDING: Here are some more interviews with Access Hollywood. Mark says they have the Paso Doble. (it’s indeed Joanna and Derek’s Paso. My fave dance of all time).

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The futuristic paso doble? Now, I was no Joanna fan, but I really liked that dance. I can’t even imagine…

I really REALLY hope for an AT or a paso from Kelly and Val. I’m scared she’s going to get eliminated before I get to see her do sultry, and I wanna see it!

I wonder if Shawn and Derek are doing Helio and Julianne’s quickstep? That would make sense if we heard the music last night, right? (I can’t watch the videos right now, but basing off what Vogue said)

Moves Like Jagger will probably be a hit for Kirstie. That song is very much her, I think, and she will probably do better next week.

Hmmm, Apolo and Karina have me puzzled.

Not an Emmitt fan, but I am excited about them dancing a paso. Because I love paso, it’s my absolute favorite dance.

Here’s to next week. Hopefully the double elim won’t take out two of my favorites.

You did hear right Vogue. Shawn and Derek did say the song was heard “tonight”. Shawn also said the celeb that did dance originally is in the cast now. And George mentioned it was a man so I can only think of one dance that fits this: Helio’s quickstep…

it’s pretty clear Shawn is doing the Banana Man quickstep and Bristol is doing Joanna’s futuristic paso. Kirstie’s doing Carson’s classic, hopefully with MUCH better costumes. If Sabrina has a Paso, my bet is either she gives a nod to her season 5 spice girl bud, Mel B, or they do Nicole’s 50’s paso.

Sheery, Could be Gilles and Cheryl’s foxtrot to “Fever”. If so, not sure I would have chosen it since it was revisited once already by Brandy and Maks (and they did it well). I need to do some you-tubing.

Why, Why, Why would Bristol and Mark choose a song that was done so well by Derek and Joanna…that makes no sense to me. I am a little worried when Derek says they are going to push the boundaries…because we saw what Carrie Ann said about that and Len just seems to make Derek work for any little thing he does and is quick to diss him. This season is so hard. I think Bristol needs to go because her dancing is just not on par with the rest….but the second elimination that is going to hurt…and I hate to say it but Bristol may be safe again which means two could go home that will really be missed. Oh the stress of it all…lol

As I recall, they also did iconic dances back in season 12 for the 200 episode. Sounds like we might see a bunch of the same ones used again. I kind of wish those would have been excluded this time. They are now being redone to death.

Probably Bristol and Mark will do the futuristic paso, get the pimp spot, and have a memorable dance that will keep them out of the double elimination spotlight. That way Bristol can stick it to us!!! (If you know what I mean).

I wonder if team Shawnough will keep the quickstep kiss? I think that unexpected element is part of what made that dance iconic. I think that dance is perfect for them, regardless. The more I think about it, the more I’m certain Sabrina will go the “free your mind” paso route. It got a 30 and it’s got the sentimental value because she and Mel B became good friends.

I’m very excited to hear Kirstie is doing “Moves Like Jagger”, it might not be great, but it will be fun! And, to me, fun counts for a lot. I went into this season really looking forward to seeing Gilles. I didn’t see his original season…so…hot guy, great dancer…can’t wait. I have been very disapointed with him. I just don’t care for his attitude, it’s not fun. He reminds me of Brandy.

That’s why I’m so pissed that Bristol is still here…she has a crap attitude, can’t dance AND is no fun. How sad that they are going to butcher one of Derek’s dances.

I see I totally over used the word “fun”. Hope Carson is there next week!

Well it’s quite obvious that Bristol Palin is gettingher votes from her Momma’s Tea Party. I think its wrong that a good dancer goes home and someone like her who has no rhythem or moves is kept by votes. the judges should have a little say in who goes home. They need to give her ones or twos so they can get rid of her and the most important thing is she knows she can’t dance and won’t volunteer to leave to let the dancers have their competition on an even playing field. In plan language BRISTOL- GO HOME

I hope Melissa and Tony choose Jalel and Kym’s tango. After watching that dance lst seson, I immediately thought “Tony could choreograph a great tano to thaT!” As for kelly and val i hope its kyle and lacey’s waltz. I thinkVal could do a great job coreogrphing for that song. Plus, I really want to see him compet with a waltz this season.

You know, the more I think about it, the less excited I am for Monday….

Iconic dances are iconic for a reason…. They shouldn’t be fiddled with for ratings for the show! They should be allowed to remain iconic, and should give the all stars the opportunity to create THEIR OWN iconic dances.

I remember Season 12, and when they did something similar…. At that time, they brought in the celebrity as a guest judge…. I think that experiment ended up a disaster, honestly. About the only other thing I remember about that week, is it gave us Rick Fox the Jolly Green Giant who also did Hey, Pachuco, and he was voted off.

And, people can’t help but compare the original, and the new. Derek is re-choreographing his sister’s dance. Mark is re-choreographing his “brother’s” dance. Now, Derek is (in my own opinion) one of the BEST choreographers on the show, and I know that he will be able to create something incredible, that will use Shawn and her personality to the fullest, this dance is always going to be compared to Julianne’s….. And they’re both great, and no one on the show now, should ever have to have their work compared to another…. I may not be saying that well, but I’m just thinking back to season 12 again, I think, and realizing that the dances done that week, couldn’t compare to the original…. None of them.

How is this going to be any different? Well, when I think of it, maybe only a Hough can re-choreograph a Hough dance…. To adequately embrace the past, and emphasize the new. Can everyone else do the same? Not so sure….. It’s definitely going to separate the pros and their choreographing abilities…. Derek, Mark, Louis and Karina I am sure will succeed with their choreography (whether their celebrity can dance it well is another story)….

So Helio is doing the quickstep. The only 2 iconic ones I can think of off hand are the Muppet Quickstep from Aaron-Karina and Apollo and Julianne quickstep. I would like to see the muppet quickstep from him but we will see.

4 pasos seems like a lot – Bristol, Emmitt, Sabrina, and Kelly – but I guess that’s what happens if the couples had free choice (vs. being told to pick an iconic dance of a certain style). Same thing with that dumb personal story/memorable year week, when there’s a bunch of rumbas plus a mish-mash of other styles.

Jason Taylor, Apolo, and Nicole all had pretty good quicksteps, at least for me. I know Nicole’s got panned by the judges, but it was memorable anyhow.

Lori, I think you just nailed it! Although curious, I’m shuttering at the same time. They should let them be and come up with their own “iconic” dances. I mean…there is no way some things in life can be repeated and this is one of them.

People, I think we need drinks for that night and more than ever.

And OMG Lois, you don’t know how much I love your poems. PERFECT! <3 THANKS and keep them coming!!!!!

So, we “get” to watch Bristol murder Derek’s incredible futuristic paso? Yippee. And as for this “creative director” stuff – TPTB picks the style of dance, the music, and in this case, an iconic dance to copy. What’s left to creatively direct? The food choice on the craft services table?

I wonder if it was a stategy decision for Gilles to do the tango this week. That’s the only dance he didn’t thoroughly learn in his original season (only bits for the team dance, and Len slammed his technique). Now it’s out of the way early. Then again, I’m probably overthinking it – maybe he just likes one of the iconic tangos.

I disagree, Kelsey. I think Derek very well could break the rules. The fact that he’s talking about being worried about the judges tells me that he’s very close. Like I said last night – it’s a tough line to straddle – if you don’t go hard and do something the judges (Len) might not like, then you run the risk of being forgotten for being too boring. Hell, Derek MIGHT not break the rules – but he can still find ways to displease Len. Obviously.

Voguerista, thanks! I hope to get one written each week. I will keep them coming! I thought of the two groups, QUICKSTEPPERS and JIVERS in their corners ready to come out and fight for their dancing lives. So I came up with THE MONDAY NIGHT FIGHTS! who knows what will be next week, have to watch first.

@Sarah – Of course Kirstie is doing the Cha Cha, because unlike her previous season, this All Star season is not being designed especially for her, so she has do the ONLY dance that she can do.

Unfortunately, Kirstie will probably avoid the double elimination, and one of our favorites that is worthy of being there will be sent packing so SILLY Kristie can grate on my last nerve for another week.

I found a video of DWTS rehearsal footage on youtube with Shawn & Derek, Peta & Gilles, and Kelly & Val! Not sure if I can post a link, so just search youtube for “Kelly Monaco Drops F-Bomb.” Pretty funny!

Melissa has the samba next week. I’m sure it’ll be a great choreography again and it’s one of Melissa’s best dances. I hope they chose Apolo & Julianne’s samba.
I’m also excited to see Sabrina, Apolo and Emmitt.

Unfortunately Eagle I don’t think *good* choreography will be enough for Melissa this week. Tony will have to come up with ah-mazing choreography (I have my doubts that he can) because I think she is the most at risk of leaving us in this double elimination.

I didn’t said *good*, I said *great* choreography . Well, of course its the double elimination week, most of the celebrities are at risk but Tony’s previous samba with Melissa was ah-mazing(loved this word), and I’m sure it’ll be even better this time.

I think Melissa has a pretty good chance of staying around this week. She hasn’t been in the bottom yet, and Drew and Helio have. She got a pretty good score last week, and she will likely score better than at least Kirstie and Bristol, and maybe a few others.

I don’t think anyone should feel completely safe, but I don’t think Melissa is sitting in the most vulnerable position.

Your right you said *great*, I apologize for the mistake. I have to disagree on some points.

I think Melissa is at risk, she is with probably one of the weakest pros on the show, her hay-day of the jilted Melissa are long over. And if Bristol and Kirstie are doing the iconic dances that we suspect, I think they may be safe. My thoughts are a guy and a girl will go this week. So Melissa and Tony better kill it!

@Eagle – It was great choreography – FOR TONY. But if you try to compare Melissa’s samba to something like Apolo’s samba…I think it would look pretty umremarkable. Tony may be pulling out better stuff this season than he has in seasons past, but all of the other pros have, too – and for Tony’s sake, I hope they picked a samba that was easy to improve on or was more memorable due to its character rather than choreography, because I daresay Apolo’s samba is WAYYYY too big for them to take on. All three judges still gush when Apolo’s samba is mentioned – it’s going to take something truly remarkable to top it.

@Violet – Joey hadn’t been in the bottom yet, and he got sent home – and Drew had been in the bottom and managed to stay safe. I don’t think anyone can hang their hat on Drew and/or Helio making a repeat appearance in the bottom 2 this week, considering the bottom 2 from the first 2 weeks were completely different. And even if Melissa scores better than Kirstie & Bristol (I’m sure she will), they’ve proven that they’ve got people voting for them – and it’s enough to bump out people with considerably higher scores. The middle of the pack has proven a pretty dangerous place to be thus far…and I do think that Melissa is at risk if she can’t break away from it.

@Courtney, I think almost all of them are at great risk. I just meant that I didn’t think she was shoo-in to leave this week. Because of bottom two appearances (and eliminations) for Drew, Joey, and Helio, I think Melissa stands just as good of a chance as many to make it through.

Maddy, I thought maybe Psycho Tango too, but now I’m not sure. Gilles is tweeting things like oolala, dreamy, and magical, so I’m kind of at a loss to match that with Psycho (or any other tango for that matter).

I can think of some foxtrots but most don’t seem to fit Karina’s description from the OTRC interview — seductive, mysterious, passionate, not high in energy. Gilles’ or Mario’s? Although the latter was originally Karina’s and not really iconic (IMO)…

I can’t think of one either, Sandy. I want to know what samba Melissa and Tony are doing, too.

I rewatched Derek and Joanna’s paso last night. I know some people said it might be an okay dance for Bristol because of the “robotic” nature of it…but there was a lot of side by side stuff where Derek and Joanna were in sync and it was very clean. If Mark goes that route I can not see Bristol being able to match him. I just can’t imagine how it’s going to go.

I think Kirstie will probably do well with the cha cha to moves like Jagger, but I kind of have a feeling it will be more about “sexy Maks” than Kirstie.

I got to see the complete list of next week’s dances last night, and while I won’t give away specifics, I will say this: some of them are not exactly what I’d call “iconic”…and some are surprisingly recent.

@Sandy, I don’t agree that Tony is the weakest pro of the show. But if you’re talking about “fanbase” then yes, maybe he is one of weakest ones. But I don’t think pro’s fanbase makes much difference in this season. And you’re right Melissa might not be that popular now, I thought she could go home in the first week. But I saw a lot of positive comments about her and as the weeks go by, she grows on people. And I saw a lot of people saying that they’re voting for underdogs, they don’t want a previous winner(pro or celebrity) to win. This is the pair’s advantage because Tony never won and Melissa was 3rd in her season. I agree that Bristol & Kirstie probably will be safe and I agree that a guy and a girl will go but I think they’ll be Drew and Kelly. Of course I’m not saying “Melissa is definitely safe”. I have to watch the dances(and see the scores) first.

@Courtney, I think Melissa’s samba was one of the best sambas in DWTS and the best samba in her season. So I don’t think it was “good for Tony”, I think it was quite remarkable. If I compare two sambas, choreography-wise both of them were great. Technically, Melissa was better than Apolo. I never liked his arms, I think he wasn’t that amazing in that dance but it is one of my fave sambas(along with Melissa’s samba) because of the choreography. I do think Julianne’s was more crowd-pleaser(not saying Tony’s wasn’t) because of the song. That’s why I want them to pick Apolo’s samba actually. Because Tony can choreograph a very powerful routine to that song and I’d love to see it. I think it’s much better than choosing a samba that is easier to improve. Yes, people will compare both dances but as long as the routine is great, fun, energetic, people will go crazy and love it-even if Melissa doesn’t beat Apolo technically. With that dance I think they’ll have a better chance at avoiding double elimination.

By the way, I don’t think all pros are pulling out better stuff, some of them are pretty much the same.

@Courtney – Were you disappointed in the some of the choices that the pros and their celebs picked for this iconic dances? With this being a double elimination their choices could spell disaster for them.

@Sandy – I don’t know if I was necessarily “disappointed” with the choices of iconic dances…I guess I just maybe have a different idea of what’s “iconic” than some of the couples. I think some of the couples went for more strategic choices – dances that maybe weren’t quite so iconic, but were ones that they just really liked or thought they had a chance of improving upon. I would say that Melissa & Drew’s choices of iconic routine kind of fall under that description – the routines they picked may not have been really high-scoring or memorable in the great scheme of things, but they both just really liked the routines they picked…and I think they may actually succeed in improving on the original. Without going into detail, some of the other couples’ choices (Gilles & Sabrina’s in particular) just kind of made me roll my eyes, because they just seemed like dumb choices. But I’m not going to say anymore…all will be revealed in less than 48 hours

I am late to the party, but did not see this until today. I know what the dances are now and I have to agree with you Courtney. I will not give it away, but just want to add that I don’t like this whole concept (what’s new this season), but just want to say I loved Helio’s famous Quick Step in his season and the fact that Shawn and Derek are doing that dance again I am hoping and thinking that Derek because of his own fantastic choreography will make it different than it was. I think that is why I hate this concept. I hate the idea that it could take away from the original dances that were made famous and that goes for any of them being done before. Hope I am making sense. I did hear that Carson will be there tonight so that should be great fun. I will be interested to see what Bristol and Mark do as they are taking on something that was considered brilliant by Len. I would just like to see the voters really vote for who does the best and I know I will be chewing my nails again on Tuesday night.